UK Visa Fees to change from 1 July 2005

Following approval by the Privy Council UK visa fees will change with effect from 1 July 2005.

The changes to visa fees follow a wide-ranging review of our cost base. The new fees have been set to ensure that UKvisas continues to meet the full cost of the worldwide visa operation, which receives no subsidy from the UK taxpayer. Without these changes, the visa operation would incur a deficit over the course of this financial year.

The changes represent an average increase of 21% across all visa categories, with some going up, some going down and settlement visas staying the same. In addition to the change in fees, the structure of the fee table has been simplified and there are now only 4 different fees. Applicants and our visa staff will benefit from the less complicated structure through fewer mistakes and lower administrative costs.

Below is a comparative list of the current fees and the new fees from July.

Existing Fee	Price £	New Fee	Price £
Handling applications on behalf of Commonwealth countries	22	Commonwealth countries	30
Handling applications on behalf of UK Overseas Territories	22	UK Overseas Territories
Direct Airside Transit visa	36	Direct Airside Transit visa, In Transit Visit, Join Ship or Aircraft
Multiple Visit 6 months	36	Single, Double and Multiple Visit 6 valid up to 6 months	50
Multiple Visit 1 year	36	Longer term validity visit visa Visa for any other purpose (includes student and employment) and Certificate of Entitlement	85
Multiple Visit 2 years	60
Multiple Visit 5 years	88
Multiple Visit 10 years	150
*Student, Au Pair, Short Term Employment, Academic Visitor, Working Holidaymaker, Returning Resident	36
Employment longer than 6 months and any other category not shown above	75
Certificate of Entitlement	110
Settlement, Marriage	260	Settlement, Marriage	260

*Currently charged at the existing Multiple Visit 6 months fee